MKC67A0007

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Chillicothe, MO · August 1, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 1, 1966
Place
Chillicothe, MO · CHILLICOTHE, MO
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3413WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122509

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0917   66/8/1    CHILLICOTHE MO      PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 459
        TIME - 0430                    N3413W              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHILLICOTHE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N3413W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Chillicothe

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.